Purchasing Expeditor (Fixed Term) – Keep Production On Track

Eriez; Erie (Erie County); Remote; USD 44,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tech scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted retail vouchers

13 days annual leave in 6 months

Job summary

Eriez, based in Erie, PA, seeks a Purchasing Expeditor to ensure timely delivery of materials and services for production. You will use Sage 200 to manage purchase orders, confirm deliveries and communicate supply risks, coordinating with Purchasing, Planning, Production and Suppliers.

The role requires experience in purchasing or expediting within manufacturing, strong communication, and proficiency with Sage 200 or equivalent ERP.

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing, expediting or supply-chain administration within manufacturing.
• Familiarity with Sage 200 or a similar ERP/MRP system to manage purchase orders and supplier delivery information.
• Experience obtaining acknowledgements, expediting late orders and communicating supply risks and recovery dates.
• Understanding of how order dates, lead times, stock and works-order demand affect production.
• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage changing priorities and a high volume of orders.
• Confident supplier communication, sound numerical accuracy and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Review open purchase orders in Sage 200 against required dates, shortages and production priorities.
• Raise and amend orders within delegated authority, checking item, quantity, price, supplier and delivery information.
• Obtain supplier acknowledgements and record confirmed quantities and dates promptly in Sage 200.
• Expedite unconfirmed, overdue and critical orders; agree realistic recovery dates and maintain records.
• Update order dates and notes so Planning, Production and Purchasing have an accurate view of expected supply.
• Escalate significant delays, capacity constraints, discontinued items, price changes and commercial issues to the Purchasing Manager.
• Prioritise expediting activity according to risk to production and customer delivery.
• Provide clear updates on shortages, confirmed dates, recovery plans and unresolved risks.
• Coordinate with suppliers, logistics providers, Goods-In and Stores to resolve transport, documentation and receipt issues.
• Monitor part deliveries, outstanding balances, rejected materials, replacement requirements and missing certification.
• Expedite subcontract operations, including material despatch, processing, certification and expected return dates.
• Identify risks early and obtain approval before committing premium freight or exceptional transport costs.
• Maintain authorised supplier contacts, purchasing lead times, minimum order quantities and order multiples in Sage 200.
• Produce concise status reports covering shortages, recovery actions, overdue orders and supplier performance.
• Reconcile open orders with receipts, cancellations, returns and invoice queries; close obsolete commitments appropriately.
• Support supplier reviews and root-cause analysis of recurring late deliveries or inaccurate confirmations.
• Maintain organised records and comply with quality, safety, environmental and information-security procedures.

Skills

Purchasing

Expediting

Material planning

Supply-chain admin

Excel & Outlook

Tools

Sage 200

ERP/MRP systems

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Eriez, based in Erie, PA, seeks a Purchasing Expeditor to ensure timely delivery of materials and services for production. You will use Sage 200 to manage purchase orders, confirm deliveries and communicate supply risks, coordinating with Purchasing, Planning, Production and Suppliers.

The role requires experience in purchasing or expediting within manufacturing, strong communication, and proficiency with Sage 200 or equivalent ERP.